July 1, 2008
Auditioned for the film called, In Northwood which is being shot in Pittsburgh and directed by D.W. Brown and produced by Mike Wittlin. Donna Belajac is casting the film and the lovely Kelley Davis put me on tape for the film. I read for three different parts. A Cop, A Psychotic ward guard and a "Chubby" psychotic patient... CRAZY – fun audition!!!!!!! Thanks Kelley, you ROCK!!!!
June 26, 2008
Ok here is some exciting news!! A little over a year ago I wrote a short film which I plan to produce and direct, then use the resulting film to fund a feature based on the same story line.
The film is called The Note here is a brief synopsis of the story is: A man in love with the same woman his whole life has never had the courage to take the steps to tell her. When presented with the chance, he seeks advice in the strangest of places; in his deli from one of his customers, an old pleasant looking grandmother, someone who radiates nothing but happiness.
Well earlier this year I submitted the script to the film festival DC Shorts. They have a short film screen writing competition, and I have learned, this year approx 96 scripts were submitted and the judges picked 6 scripts to be preformed on stage during the festival. The Note was one of the six. Yeah!!
When the scripts are preformed during the festival the audience votes on their favorite, then the festival totals the audience votes and the judge’s votes and names a winner. The winner gets money to make the film, guaranteed screening at the festival in ’09 (If they get the film finished and submitted by the 09 deadline) and assuming the film is completed as an extra incentive they give the screen writer more money for completing the film. It is a great thing... So, if you find yourself in our nation’s capitol Sept 13, you need to come see my short film acted out on stage by a group of actors. By bud Justin Tully is going to be one of the actors performing the short at the festival.
June 21, 2008
Shoot Wireless commercial. Turns out Justin and I have call times that are 30 minutes apart so we rode together. Good shoot, I spent some time getting Santa’d up. Had a lot of fun doing the spot, I really look forward to seeing it. Also got to watch Terry and Justin work. Both were really funny. Justin looked like a young Tom Cruise and had all the girls on the set drooling.. heck I was too. Lots of fun!!!
June 20, 2008
Call back today @ MODELOGIC [WILHELMINA] for the wireless phone spot. Two of my buddies, Terry Jernigan and Justin Tully both got call backs too, so we all jumped in my truck and headed to Richmond. I was happy with my read the director, gave me some direction and I did what he asked (I think).
Well on the way home, both Justin and Terry got calls, they both booked the spot (the client was doing about 4 or 5 different ones). Congrats fellows. (I didn’t book – ARGH)
June 20, 2008
Ok, where do I begin? How about this, short and sweet… Three for Three!!!! I booked the Carolina West Wireless spot, but as something I didn’t even audition for – SANTA!!!!! Turns out, Stacie @ MODELOGIC [WILHELMINA] didn’t do auditions for a Santa, so when I read for all the other spots, (I had auditioned for 3) they (director, producer, client) love’d me but couldn’t fit me into one of the spots. Well the Park Group who produced the spots held auditions at other places and they couldn’t find a Santa that made them happy. So they picked me. Yeah for me!!
So Three for Three, Terry Jernigan and Justin Tully and me rode to the callback together and all three of us booked it.
June 18, 2008
Audition @ MODELOGIC [WILHELMINA] for Carolina West Wireless. It is a pay and play local. This was a good read, a fun part. It will be a split screen with the hero talking to himself 30 days later. I did one as a dad and another as a dude in Vegas... I think I did ok. My daughter Meagan auditioned too.
June 16, 2008
Auditioned for an industrial about bad backs. A company from Indiana is shooting locally. My Daughter Meagan auditioned too.
May 16, 2008
WOW, March 19th was the last time I did this... I really have to get back on the ball. Since March, I have had a few of auditions, a film shooting in South Carolina, one shooting in Pittsburgh - that audition was nice, Donna Belajac let Kelley Davis put me on tape, so I didn’t have to drive to the 'burgh. - Yeah for me! - I've read for a couple pay-and-play commercials locally and some industrials and I have had to miss auditions in DC, Philly and Baltimore because of some things I have going on. But overall it has been slow on the acting front. I have pulled back my marketing because I have some really great things I'm working on, (will tell in time) that will really benefit me in my career, and a lot of other folks too. I will keep working at getting better keeping this blog up.
March 19, 2008
Audition @ Donna Belajac's for a Vitamin Water commercial staring Labron James.
February 21, 2008
So I have been thinking... How do I keep this blog up when I’m becoming increasingly buzy. So this is what I have decided. I’m not going to do the really long entries all the time. I will only put what I did… ie, audition for such and such at so and so’s office. Then I’m going to try and monthly do a longer entry. I’m tired of falling so far behind.
February 19, 2008
I flew to Atlanta this morning. I got a call last week from Houghton Talent to audition for a film about the 1900’s murder trial of Leo Frank. I read for the lead detective on the case.
My audition was with Shay Bentley-Griffin who is the owner of Chez Casting I really felt good about this read. I was told that Shay normally doesn’t give any comments or feedback, but when I finished she said I did very good. Made me happy. We’ll see.
February 19, 2008
I have to type something I don’t want to, but its part of my retribution. When I was in Atlanta I spent my time with my brother Scott. After the audition I gave him a bunch of trouble telling him I would Kick his Butt bowling. And well I lost. 4 out of 3. He beat me two games then his total pins beat me. Next time he won’t win.
February 11, 2008
In DC this week with my Day job.
February 10, 2008
I have a film project I have been working on with a good friend and we just finished the first complete draft of the film. We got a group of actors together to read through the script to get a feel for how it flowed. I’m excited. More to follow, when there is more to add.
January 28, 2008
Back in January I read for a film called the Feast of Seven Fishes @ Donna Belajac's. It went well... no call back. So I guess not that well.
November 29, 2007
I have an audition in Pittsburgh tomorrow for a film called. Homecoming I haven't finished reading the script yet, but it is a story about a high school football star coming home to have his jersey retired. I'm reading for the head football coach.
Also, I will be taking my son Tanner to see the Steelers game on Sunday night... YEAH HAAAAAA
November 28, 2007
Possibly good news... I read today in the Hollywood Reporter that The Mysteries of Pittsburgh may screen at the Sundance Film Festival in January.
November 28, 2007
Just got a call from Heery Casting. It seems that for Peter Jackson's next film The Lovely Bones they are going to use my headshot for a mugshot in a book at the police station when they are trying to find the bad guy.
November 27, 2007
Met w/ a young man by the name of Dustin Lewis who is an up and coming photographer in Va. I have seen the work he's done for Justin Tully and I really like it, so I met to get a feel for him and see if I wanted him to shoot my new headshots. It looks like we will be doing a shoot first or second week in Dec. I hope to get some great new headshots from him. Take a min and look at his site. But you can't schedule him till I'm done. :-)
November 22, 2007
Happy Turkey Day. Today we went over the house of our new friends Doug and Patty and spent the day w/ them and there kids Emily, Ben (who is leaving for the Corps in a few days), and Aaron. Later Patty's brother Vic and Gina (other great friends) and all their boys came over. I was a little worried about how I would like it, mind you I really like these guys, but I have never had T-day w/ any one other than family. IT WAS GREAT!!!!
November 20, 2007
Drive home w/ Dave... He did a great job as a Derik Jeter fan. Congrats Dave. He shared an idea he has for a film w/ me and I have to say it is a really great idea. Possibly more to come later.
November 19, 2007
Gatorade commercial shoot. This was at the Mellon Arena in Pittsburgh PA, where the Pittsburgh Penguins play. I have spent SOOOOO many nights in that place; it was called the Civic Arena back then. Back in high school, my best friend (Mike McGuire) and I would go to as many Pens games as we could. His dad had season tickets and every time Mr. M was out of town I went. It was great to be back in that building again.
Ok so I was there for the NASCAR spot, they were shooting 5 different sports. Basically we had to act like it was the final turn of the race and Jimmy Johnson (Lowes driver) was just passing someone and just makes it by them to win the race. So suspense then happiness for winning the race. The director set up the two principals, one in the front row, they other in the second just off the firsts shoulder, then me just off the seconds shoulder. They did a number of isolated shoots on those two then a few on two ladies, then we were done. I have to be honest, I was a little irritated, because I have been doing this long enough and I knew the odds were slim to be upgraed on the set, but I decided to come anyway because the director "really" wanted me to be there. Anyway, after a few minutes I was ok and I saw the play back from one of the girls and I'm right on her shoulder and you can tell it's me. So it all depends on how the cut down the spot. So I'm on my knees praying...
November 18, 2007
So Dave, the guy who I drove up to Pittsburgh with who was also put on hold booked a principle part as a baseball fan!!! I picked him up today and we hit the road. The production company got us hotel rooms because we are coming in from out of town.
November 18, 2007
Drive to Pittsburgh w/ my new friend Dave Cherrington. It was a good time to get to know another actor who is striving as hard as he can to succeed. Booking a national commercial is a great start.
November 17, 2007
Ok after much thought and pressure from Donna and Karen and Rick, I decided to accept working on the Gatorade commercial and a special extra (not sure what that means). I really hope that I get upgraded. Which may happen.
November 16, 2007
Audition @ Heery Casting for the Lifetime pilot The Verdict. The audition was with the director and I’m guessing the producer, but I’m not sure. Diane took me in the room and the director Mark Piznarski and talked a little about where I was from and he told me a little about my character (I read for the role of Meyer). The sides I got were about 8 pages w/ 3 solid pages of a monolog. Meyer is the defense lawyer of the main girl and I didn't have anytime yesterday to work on the lines so I drove like a madman so I would have some time to prepare. And I did just that I really worked on the monolog only to have Diane tell me I going to do everything but the monolog... AHHHHH... anyway I did the three other scenes – all good scenes w/ three different levels – and the Director gave me some direction and I adjusted and did the scenes… It felt good. We will see.
A funny story, when we got home and I stopped to fill up my gas tank to see how much the boys needed to pay for gas there was a lady there who had locked her keys in her car. So Actors to the rescue. I keep looking around waiting for a grip to bring the keys over and unlock the door... but it never happened. After much hard work Angelo and I popped the lock.
November 16, 2007
Didn't book the Gatorade spot as a principle but have been asked to do it as an extra. I don’t do extra work… ARGH.
November 15, 2007
Ok... got my sides for the Lifetime pilot audition today and went online to do a little research. And this is what I have learned. The name of the show is The Verdict and the Hollywood Reporter describes it as the "crime of the century" trial of a beloved pop star who has been accused of having her lover murdered. The pop star is being played by Robin Givens and the DA is being played by Madchen Amick. I am auditioning for the lead defense attorney David Meyer. I have read the sides and spent a good deal researching this project online and it looks like a great show. It is being produced by Jonathan Price who produces the new show Cane and many other things (check IMDB). And The Verdict pilot is being directed by Mark Piznarski who has a long list of shows he has directed. Gossip Girl, Veronica Mars, NYPD Blue, American Dreams, Everwood... to name a few.
I'm looking forward to meeting Mark tomorrow, but I have got A LOT of dialogue to look over and ZERO time today to do it... lastly a shout out to Justin Tully and Angelo Reyes who both got callbacks for this project too. We will all be riding to Philly together in the morning.
November 15, 2007
Just got a call from Karen @ ATA, I have been put on first right of refusal for the Gatorade spot, as has Dave. Me for Jimmy Johnson and Dave for a Miami Heat basketball player. A prayer from everyone would be nice. :-)
November 14, 2007
Call back @ Donna Belajac's for the Gatorade commercial. I rode up to the 'burgh w/ a local actor named Dave Cherrington. He was a great guy and we had a good trip... I was called back to be a fan of Jimmy Johnson(NASCAR). When I got to Donna's I walked in and there was Jocelyn, a girl who I had meet at the wrap party for The Mysteries of Pittsburgh. So we caught up, I learned she has been on tour for a good bit taking trips to do shows that are about 6 hours out of PGH, it was nice to see her... then when I was called in to audition, so was she, they took us in as groups of four. It worked out great cause we acted off of each other. I think it went well, I really liked the director and his direction was easy to follow, I fell I made good choices, we will see.
November 14, 2007
Coming back on the PA turnpike I get a call from Karen @ Atlantic Talent Agency (agent who submitted me to Donna) – Dave and I thought – holly cow did I book it all ready, but no, that wasn't it... But it was good news, she proceeded to tell me that she has sent a group of folks up to Heery Casting to read for a pilot to be aired on Lifetime. And she had just got the callback list from Diane and my name was on the list... Hum...I didn't audition, but I have to go to the callback w/ the Director. Yippee.
November 8, 2007
Audition @ Donna Belajac's for a Gatorade commercial. This was a good read for a fun spot. I drove up to Pgh last night and crashed in the house I own (still - No it HASN'T sold yet) in Shaler Township. I got in around 6 am, rolled out my sleeping bag on the second floor and crashed for a few hours till the Gas guy came and turned on the gas.
The audition went well, it was all about reaction – anticipation of a great play "your Team" is going to make - then your team actually making that great play. It was funny cause I was paired w/ Eric Richardson who was one of the leads in a film I worked on last year for my friend Nitin called Prayer Life
November 7, 2007
Had lunch today with my man Joe James, we talked about some great things coming down the road and started really laying a foundation for many future projects that we will work on together.
October 24, 2007
Audition at MODELOGIC [WILHELMINA] for a car dealership in Maryland. I was partnered w/ a good friend and great actor Jayce O'Neal. The audition went well... we will see.
October 22, 2007
Great news. My GE commercial just got some legs. They bought 2000 units for cable. A good friend of mine called me cause he saw it on Discovery.
October 21, 2007
If I were to say that I have been dead in the water for awhile would be the under statement of my whole acting journey. Since my last post I have only been on a few auditions. And I have missed a few too. The timing for this lull is pretty good though. I have been kinda buzy in my day job... But enough is enough. Time for me to get back in the game. I’m going to do a mailer to everyone so they remember who I am.
July 31, 2007
Shoot ESPN Monday Night Football Promo at FedEx Field where the Washington Redskins play. What a Ball!!! When I was a kid playing football all I ever dreamed about was putting on my gear and running out onto a pro field. I got to do this tonight. Granted I'm not a member of the NFL, but I got to pretend for a few hours. I got to put on the pads of Casey Rabach, the center for the Redskins. It was fun - the only way it could have been better is if I was at Heinz Field in a Steelers jersey. So watch ESPN and see if you catch the Redskins coming down the ramp into the big inflated helmet getting ready to hit the field and look for # 61 - RABACH, that’s me. Click here for pictures.
July 30, 2007
Just got a call from Betsy Royall Casting, I have been put on first right of refusal for the ESPN promo spot!!!!
July 27, 2007
Audition today at Betsy Royall Casting for an ESPN Monday night football commercial. I took my friend Kwame Rakes with me to the audition. They were looking for large football types, and we both fit. So we get there for the read and Scott is vacuuming for me, which I thought was really nice, but I told him he didn't have to - but he missed a spot right by the chair... Any way the read went ok... They had me and Kwame head into the room together, then Betsy shut the door and Scott looks at us and says... Ok take your shirts off. SAY WHAT!!!! So we did then had to go crazy like we just scored a touchdown. It was fun, we’ll see.
July 26, 2007
So I get contacted this morning about an audition in Baltimore, so I head out the door with only about 20 minutes of slop time. (i.e. traffic). I get about 25 minutes down the road and come to a complete STOP!!!!! AAAAHHHHH So I call Betsy at Betsy Royall Casting and she lets me know that I could come tomorrow... Lucky me.
July 23, 2007
Audition @ Heery Casting for Peter Jackson's next film called The Lovely Bones based on the book by Alice Sebold. This is a really great story; Diane called me on Friday and suggested I read the book. I'm 3/4 through it and I like it. I auditioned for the role of Mr. Connors; he is the father of a good friend of the main character, a teenage girl who is murdered. I think the read went well, we will see. Diane said she was posting it on the web for the production to see in New Zealand. Cross them fingers while I pray.
July 11, 2007
Call back @ Stilwell Casting for Georgia Lottery commercial. This went very well. They were great their, it went well and I had them laughing... Cross them fingers.
This morning was CRAZY!!! My call back was at 3:30 today. My flight out of Atlanta was at 5:45. My brother lives a solid 40 minutes from the airport in normal traffic, not rush hour. Stilwell Casting is only about 15 miles from the airport. My brother couldn't get out of work, so I needed to get a car, so I woke this morning and got on the phone. I went online and found a great price at enterprise so I booked the car, then called the office for pickup. They wanted and extra $75 to drop the car at a different location. WHAT. So I called hertz, paid about 8 dollars more to rent the car and NO DROP fee. Playing phone tag with everyone all morning made me almost miss my call back. I got the car and left – no time to spare. After the call back I drove like a madman to get back to the airport. I got to the airport and I was late... I practically did an OJ Simpson and just about started running to get the shuttle from the rental car lot to the terminal. And then for the first time in my life I was really happy to see a flight delayed about an hour. PHEW. Made it home ok... OK whats next? Mystie, your awesome!
July 10, 2007
What a day today was... phew!!! So I’m in Atlanta staying with my brother and we were up all night just catching up, we figured it has been about 2 years since we have seen each other.
Now the important stuff. If I forget to blog this later, I have to tell you something very important. This lady right here --------> Mystie Buice is awesome!!! If you looking to work in the Atlanta Market or where ever else she covers you need to contact her at Houghton Talent right now. As I typed a few days ago, she sent me an email about a feature audition so I decided to head to the great peach state (where ever other road is called peachtree). What I didn’t tell you was that she said she would try and get me some other auditions. And boy did she. Yeee Freaking HAAA.
Ok first read – the feature @ 1130. My brother heads off to work and I spend a little time getting ready (i.e. read that to mean go back to bed and sleep) I head out and get to the audition. It is a great read, and the director is there with two producers. It was for a good ‘ole red-neck. It was a fun read, not my best but I hope he liked, then he gave me another part to read for that went well. Thinking about it I did do pretty good on the first part toward the end. There is a scene we my guy – Bo – has a friend move a life sized Charlton Hesston “Moses himself” into the guys back yard. That scene felt pretty good. Either way it was an ok read. Cross them fingers.
Guess what – another audition with
Stilwell Casting. This was for a GA Lotto spot. I had to be there at 130pm so I had some time to kill – Lunch anyone? But first I had to hit a UPS store to get to my email and print out my sides for the next audition. (I’ll get to that in a second) So I get to Stilwell and there is nothing but little kids and moms... I was scared, did I make a mistake???? I talk to the session runner and I just at the wrong place. Since they were running two castings at the same time, they use a hotel right next door. So I relocate, sign in, and say. Hum, what is this spot about??? I take a look at the story boards and head in and a great guy is running the camera and acting off me. He was great, gave me stuff to work with. This went great and when I was leaving I didn’t something I have never done before. I asked him how I did and if he thought I would get a call back... (pause for effect) NEVER do this. But I had a justifiable reason. I told him, I was so sorry to ask, but he just told me the callbacks were tomorrow. Hum problem, I’m on a plane in about 4 hours. But he was great and said I did a good job... hum what to do... Go to the next audition. Did I tell you I LOVE Mystie!!!!!!
Audition @ Houghton Talent for Prison Break. And this was for another Great role. Prison Break shoots in Texas, but Mystie gets the breakdowns regularly and this is a big deal that there was a part I fit. This season most of the cast is Hispanic. Anyway the part was for the role of Wyatt and he is most likely re-occurring. For this episode he is spread throughout the whole script. Matt at Houghton put me on tape and I feel really good about this. I think I nailed this one!!!! Cross them fingers and toes!!!
July 9, 2007
Ok, so Mystie from Houghton and I talked and I heading to GA right now. I jump on my plane and head to Atlanta. Great flight, got in and made dinner for my brother Scott and me. Chicken and rice.
July 6, 2007
Got and email today from Mystie Buice from Houghton Talent about an audition for a feature in Georgia called Good Intentions. I read the script and I really like it and the part looks great, I think I might head down to Atlanta to read for the part. Mystie said I could put it on tape, but I prefer to do it in person.
July 5, 2007
Read for Diane Heery today. It was a good audition, I think it went well, it was for the owner of a Diner where the main dude stops in. I can’t say anything else. Non- discloser and all. Keep them fingers crossed, I would love to work on this bugger.
July 3, 2007
Ok so I did something that I never do. Last night I worked as an extra for a national Circuit City commercial.
Shelly from MODELOGIC [WILHELMINA] emailed me about working as an extra for the spot a few days ago, but I wasn’t planning doing it. I have made the choice no to do any extra work while building my career, but I called my man Joe James and he said DO IT. He worked on a couple of commercials as an extra and was upgraded and national spot pay to good to miss. Plus since it was overnight they were paying above scale which is more during the night anyway. Well I’m glad I went, met some great folks and actually had a good time.
July 3, 2007
So I have some great news... I just got a call from Heery Casting to come in and audition on for M. Night Shyamalan's next film staring Mark Wahlberg called The Happening. This is for the film I missed the audition on the 18th,but it seems I’m lucky.
June 28, 2007
Got a call yesterday from Rodney Robb from Baby Boomers Talent Management for an audition for an espn spot in philly today. I started out but my stupid car didn’t agree. Argh... This is the first time more than I can remember that I got a call from Baby Boomers.
June 26, 2007
I got in around four or five this morning. I brought my nephews Josh and Jessy with me to visit with us for about 10 days.
June 25, 2007
So around 2am last night I jumped in my truck and drove to Pittsburgh. I bought a house there and I needed to do some yard work on it cause I REALLY NEED IT TO SELL!!!! So Tanner and I – my son – drove there and did the work only to get back on the road tonight around 6pm.
June 23, 2007
Got home from California – not my normal trip... I have nothing to report, not crazy folks, nothing but flying.
June 17, 2007
Jumped on a plane today to head to California and of course I’m missing a great audition.
June 15, 2007
I just got a call from Heery Casting to come in and audition on Monday for M. Night Shyamalan's next film staring Mark Wahlberg called The Happening. But of course, I'm not going to be in town. AHHHHH I'm flying out to San Diego on Sunday. Lucky Me.
June 12, 2007
Wake, ride the Alpine Slide, have lunch, get on the road then sit on the PA Turnpike 2 miles outside yet another tunnel cause a tractor Trailer flipped coming out of the exit. 3.5 hours later – yes three and a half hours – we start moving. Good thing I got on the road early. Didn't get home till midnight.
June 11, 2007
Nice little weekend visiting with family. My sister-in-law got two new horses and the kids loved them. And on Monday I took the family to the Pittsburgh Zoo. It was very nice, but no San Diego Zoo. (I think I'm going to hit that next week) So after a long day we hit the rode to head home and end up sitting on the parkway outside of Pittsburgh, cause some idiot had an accident in on of the tunnels. AHHH about 2.5 hours later when I finally make it thru the tunnel I had Terri call this place called 7 Springs which is a ski resort in PA to get us a hotel for the night. See 7 Springs has this thing called the Alpine slide, which is a half tube that goes down the side of the mountain and you ride in a little cart – Fun. So the kids got to have some more fun.
June 8, 2007
Shoot the Industrial today about Diabetes. It was to train health care providers on how they talk with and handle patients. I had about 5 or 6 pages of dialogue all with a prompter. Yeah! The director Samantha Cheng, who is co-owner of the DC company Television Production Services, Inc. (TPS), was a trip. When I got there they were 45 minutes behind schedule, so there wasn't any time for pleasantries. When she came out and saw me she basically Freaked! You Shaved, she yelled. I told her I didn't have a chose, I had to because of the commercial I shot the day prior. She said yes I know, but you weren't to shave - AHHHHH - then looked at the make-up lady and said, make him look bad – which she did. When I was finally up, they had a set ready to go that looked like a basic doctors office and the lady who was playing the health care provider was there waiting for me. When I stepped on set Samantha walked over to me and said, you're going to get this in one take right, and of-course I said yes. (In spite of the fact I only got the script, all 6 pages, only 20 earlier – but no need to worry I have a teleprompter) Then she said the magic words that I love to hear – you don't have to get the script verbatim, just make sure you get across the point in your dialogue. YEA HA!!!! They ask me what I want to change for the teleprompter and I say they didn't need to change anything I was good to go. I jump up on the set and we roll. Don't know if you have ever done prompter work before but you can't look at the person your talking to. You talk to the screen. How fun. When we finished the director came over and say THANKS, I'm now 30 minutes ahead of schedule. I got it in one take. It really makes you feel good when you can have such a great experience.
June 8, 2007
Because I was done so fast, I was able to spend a few hours playing with the kids in the hotel pool before we got on the rode to Pittsburgh. I had to check on the house I have for sale up there.
June 7, 2007
So last night I get a call from Mandy asking me not to shave, it seems that they want a scruffy redneck for the shoot on Friday... AHHHH, see the thing is, I just did the photo shoot for Cox Communications yesterday and well I was clean shaven. So told Mandy I would try to not shave. I had not shaved since Monday. So what I did, when I got up this morning I used my electric clippers and trimmed my scruffy face as short as I could and headed out to the commercial shoot.
A side note. It seems they recast the girl who played my daughter, so I'm hoping that since we have to reshoot the entire photo shoot maybe I can get away with the unshaved face. So I get to the location and walk into make-up and the make-up lady freaks... YOU DIDN'T SHAVE THIS MORNING, and I was like nope, but hey it shouldn't matter you can hardly see it. Well she went and to the lady who had the final say. I had to shave. However, I came prepared and had my stuff to shave. I had to try. Anyway my new daughter was just as great as my old daughter. We clicked very well and I think the commercial is going to be FUNNY. I will try and get a copy and post it.
June 7, 2007
Grabbed the family and headed to DC last night and got a hotel with a pool for the kids to play in while I work tomorrow.
June 6, 2007
How Funny!!!! Mandy just called me and was laughing her bottom off. It seems for the industrial on Friday they want me to be a construction worker, which I already knew. But Mandy just called to let me know they wanted a "Red Neck" construction worker, and she thought that was too funny. I told her to stop type casting me. :-)
June 6, 2007
Ok... WOW... the last time I updated this blog was on May 1st. It would be an understatement to say that my life has been crazy. I have some great friends who have been emailing me and calling asking if everything was ok, because they check this blog and I have been neglecting it. Well I hope things are calming down enough that I can get back on the wagon and keep this thing current. Also, it is a good exercise for me because it forces me to really look at what I'm doing and make sure I'm working in the right direction for my career. So thank you to my all friends ( Frank and Joe to name two) who reminded me to get back on this blog.
June 5, 2007
Just got the call from Mandy at Central and I'm no longer on hold for the industrial. I have been booked to work this Friday. Yeah for me. I swear it has been dead and now I'm getting swamped. I didn't blog this, but in the last few weeks Greer Lange has called me for a few different auditions I couldn't make. Like this Thursday I'm shooting the commercial for Cox and I was wanted in Philly for a look-see for a pretzel company print ad. Print work... Still funny to me. I watch America's Next Top Model... and I haven't seen me on that show.
June 4, 2007
Photo shoot today for Cox Communications. I had a ball, the photographer was named Eckerd. I just spent the whole time being really happy because my team just scored a touchdown. No I was wearing Redskins colors, but what they all didn’t know was I was really cheers for the Steelers... HA I showed them!!
June 1, 2007
Just got a call today from Mandy at Central Casting, I've been put on hold for an industrial shoot for Diabetes.
May 31, 2007
Just got the call I booked the Cox commercial. I guess they liked me.
May 29, 2007
Audition for Cox. This was a fun audition. Dave Haycox is the director and he is a great guy I have worked with before and he is very good. It was in a conference room at Cox with all the folks from Cox there. Strike one for Keith... I was late, not a little late, but about 40 minutes late. A little advice, when you print directions to an audition, make sure you take them with you. If you don't take them with you, make sure you read them on the screen and remember them, then you won't be late like me. Any how the audition went very well, in-spite of myself. I had a ball, I was playing a dad who uses satellite for tv and my daughter is trying to tell me I need to switch to Cox Cable. Well when – in the middle of the game – I lose the satellite signal my daughter saves the day. FUN!
May 28, 2007
May 1 – May 28
Spent a week in San Diego. Missed a bunch of auditions. My episode of One Tree Hill aired. I’m working on getting some footage to put up on the site here. And a bunch of other personal busy life stuff.
May 21, 2007
It seems that I always have the best stories when I travel. Well my latest trip to California was no different, cept this time it happened at the airport, not on the plane. In Atlanta I was in the food court grabbing some breakfast in route to CA. Now if you haven’t been there, there aren't enough seats for a busy Monday morning when all the business travelers are bouncing around the country. So there I sit at a table meant for 4 eating breakfast and this big ole dude sits at my table. At first he kept to himself, but I figured, you sat at my table – So I get to talk to you. It turns out he is the head pastor of this huge church in Tucson Arizona. He was a great guy and had some great stories.
May 1, 2007
It has been SLOW. Things just seem to have come to screeching halt. But it is ok - it's just the calm before the storm. It has given me time to focus on some other things. I'm working my butt off on my reel, I ordered postcards to send out for next weeks One Tree Hill that I'm in. It Gets the Worse at Night and I was out of headshots so I ordered about 100 more to hold me off till I get new shots taken. That was the other thing I have been doing - researching headshot "takers".
The other thing I have been doing is preproduction work on a short film I am directing. It is called The Note and I'm putting together my team right now to make it happen.
April 25, 2007
Today was the final day working on the Multi camera project - which was finally named Sounds Like Us. It was a good time and I enjoyed working with everyone. They are going to try and edit it down and post it on the website ReelGoodTV. when it is posted I will post it here and let everyone know.
April 18, 2007
Multi camera.
April 17, 2007
In DC for my Day Job.
April 16, 2007
Audition @ MODELOGIC [WILHELMINA] for a TLC online game. I gave TJ a ride up. Not my best audition, but it was nice to see Stacie, been to long.
April 12, 2007
Today I stopped by a class that Karen @ Atlantic Talent Agency was teaching to pick up a check and she asked me to talk to her class for a few minutes about marketing. It was kinda cool to share some of the things with her students that I have done to make my career come as far as it has in a short period of time.
April 11, 2007
Another day on the multi camera. Today my man Terry Jernigan was there, but my other friend Kera O'Bryon wasn't. I wonder if we will every all be there?
April 10, 2007 I have a great announcement for those living in Tidewater. My good friend Joe James will be having a free screening of his film Arthur! A Celebration of Life
Friday night April 13th at 7:00pm at Norfolk Academy.
Norfolk Academy is located in Norfolk at 1585 Wesleyan Drive. The screening will be in the Lecture Hall. Visit NA's website for directions.
Below is the trailer for Arthur! A Celebration of Life.
On February 25, 2007, The Urban League of the Hampton Roads sponsored Oscar Night in Virginia. The program was sanctioned by the Academy Awards in Hollywood. The black-tie, red carpet affair was held at the beautiful Crispus Attucks Theater in Norfolk Virginia. The honorees were former Virginians, Producer, writer and actor Joe James, for his labor of love docudrama film Arthur! A Celebration of Life. Joe received beautiful gold statue in honor of his work in the entertainment world.
Hope I see you there.
April 4, 2007
Ok, so today was the first day on the Multi camera. My buddy TJ couldn't be there today. It was his first anniversary and he and his lovely wife are out of town. But I was surprised to see another friend of mine there, Kera O'Bryon whom I have worked with a number of times. It went ok today. I will have more next week.
April 3, 2007
I'm sitting at home and I get a call from a friend saying he saw my national GE spot. So I dig, and sure enough it is running. First they launched it in Cincinnati and Erie, followed by Albany, Lexington Kentucky, Washington DC and NYC. So keep your eyes open. But if you don't live in those markets here it is below with a "Making Of" the spot following the commercial. If you watch closely I'm playing the drums for about 4 seconds right as the singers stop singing.
April 2, 2007
It looks like my episode of One Tree Hill It Gets the Worse at Night will air May 9th. I'm sure this is subject to change seeing how it already changed once.
March 30, 2007
Speaking of fun. I always talk about my great flights from here to there and the great seat partners I have had. Well I wish I could say the same today. I caught the red eye home from San Diego last night and it was the trip from BEEP!!!! I normally sit in first class because I fly so much that is just how it works out. Well last night the plane was booked to about 120%. Which ment when I tried to get a seat in the front of the plan there weren't any seats. Not a big deal I'm not above sitting in coach... that was until I started down the aisle and there in the seat next to mine was the biggest man I have ever seen on a plane. AHHHHHHHHH I'm not a small guy but I fit between the armrests, he did not. His bottom was taking up a little over 1/4 of my seat. It was so bad, I spent over 2 hours standing in the back of the plane. Even when the pilot put on the seatbelt sign and asked folks to take there seat, the flight attendants told me I could stay standing. So I finally have a bad flight story. (I hope it is my last)
March 29, 2007
I played golf today. Wow do I miss doing that. I need to make more time for fun.
March 28, 2007
Ok, so a little more about One Tree Hill. I think I could fill a few pages with stuff about this day... but I won't, just some stuff... First my cell mates where (click for pic) Raymond Shepard, Bradon Odell, Garylord Parsons. And the guard at the jail was Mark Jeffrey Miller. We worked a really long day. My character, Conrad, was awesome. He had a full emotional arch. When Mouth is first brought into the cell I'm a real Bad @SS, but he wins me over and I become his protector / friend. Then later when Sophia Bush, who plays Brooke and Hilarie Burton, who plays Peyton show up to "rescue" Mouth, who is played by Lee Norris, Conrad becomes very emotional in talking to Payton because we share something in common. Then to end the scene I revert back to my normal self and share some words with Brooke. Very fun.
March 27, 2007
Got a call today from Modelogic for an audition tomorrow, but I'm in San Diego for the week with my day job.
March 26, 2007
Booked the Regent sitcom. I'm playing a DJ in the WKRP in Cincinnati'ish show. They are going to be short 5 min episodes that will show on the universities website, ReelGoodTV I look forward to working on this... I finally get to work with one of my best friends Terry Jernigan. TJ and I worked together in the first film I ever did called, Moving. This will be the first that we share scenes.
March 23, 2007
If you happen to be a person who visits my blog regularly (thanks for stopping by) you may have noticed I have been way behind on keeping this thing updated. Well it is because I have been slammed with my day job. I have what is by far one of the best day jobs ever! I truly have complete freedom to come and go as I please, except when I have a student to teach. Well I've had one for the last 3 weeks. And one a few weeks prior to that, so I have been doing a very poor job of keeping this blog current. I will try and do better. Next week I'm in San Diego for the day job.
March 19, 2007
Audition at Pat Moran's for National Treasure II. I was really glad to get this call. I read for this film a few weeks ago and the audition went really well and Pat had some great things to say. But I didn't get either role so I kinda just forgot about NT2. Well I get an email from Meg (Pat's new right hand) that she keeps trying to call but my toll free number wasn't working and Pat wanted me to come in and audition for another part. It seems that there was a part they were having trouble casting so they brought me in to read for it... It was a really fun part. It was for a historian who has words with Nick Cage. Keep them fingers crossed.
March 16, 2007
I had a meeting / audition for a multi camera sitcom being done by Joshua Mims at Regent University. I'm very interested in this because it is something I haven't yet done.
March 12, 2007
Got an email today from one of the writer from the GE commercial I did in Dec. It seems he his doing a spec commercial to pitch for the FedEx Cup for the PGA. They are looking to do three spots all with the same theme and they have asked me to be in two... They are very funny... more to follow.
March 9, 2007
Audition at Donna Belajac's for Kill Pit spike
tv's pilot today. This was not my best audition. Kill Pit is a show that Spike has been working on putting together for some time now and they keep changing the parts. Poor Donna has been put through the ringer, changing parts, eliminating characters. I was originally set to read for a person that fit me perfect, but it didn't happen... When I finally got the call to go in for the read I was unprepared. I only read the least I needed for the part, and my take on him was way off... When Donna and I did the rehearsal, she had a look of pain on her face. She gave me direction and I redid it... and when we put it on tape I did ok, but not my best. Not expecting a callback on this one.
February 22, 2007
Ok... so I didn't go to the audition for the ABC pilot today... when I got the email with the sides and the dates of the production, I saw that I had a direct conflict that could not be changed... So I missed this one.
February 21, 2007
Just got a call from Kelly at Atlantic Talent Agency. I have an audition at the Fincannon's tomorrow for a new ABC pilot called Family Julep.
February 20, 2007
Audition @ Pat Moran's for National Treasure II. This went GREAT!!! When I was called on Friday I was to read for a tow truck driver. But I got there Pat came out and told me she wanted me to read for two parts, the original and now a tracker trailer driver. So I grab my sides and look them over... these are pretty easy roles and I have to say my look from One Tree Hill is spot on... So after getting my choices down and adding words to make the sides more personal I was ready to go... Finally after a few minutes I'm up, Pat calls me in. We rehearse the scene... Megan is running the camera and reading opposite of me. After the first read Pat gives me some direction and I take it. I slate and do my thing... Then we do the same thing for the second. When I finish Pat asks me if I have been in to read for The Wire a show she casts for HBO, and I said the start of two seasons ago I was up for a recurring role throughout the season and I read for the producers and the directors of episode 1 and 2... I told her they loved me and everyone one in the room assumed I had the part, only to have her (Pat) call me couple of days later and let me know they went with a NYC actor cause I was to tall... after I told this story she looked at me and said... Well that was their lose... and she said some other really GREAT stuff... one my way out she told me she would see me soon, cause she was going to have me audition for The Wire this season...
February 15, 2007
Worked on One Tree Hill. The day started nice and early. My pickup time was 7:30am - I know that nobody in the entertainment industry understands the concept of sleeping in... I jump in the van and meet my other cell mates for the day then head to Studio Gem. Get there; get my room in the honey wagon and the process starts. Order Breakfast (French toast and sausage), paper work dropped off, wardrobe brought to the trailer, make up and hair, (didn't need either - powder on set and I was wearing a red bandana), pretty soon the PA comes and gets us, we need to rehearse the first sceen. I jump in the van and meet Lee Norris who plays Mouth and who I spend most of the day working with. Great guy!!!! More to follow soon...
February 14, 2007
I'm here staying at the Hilton at Riverside in Wilmington NC... very nice room turns out they didn't have to go to cover, the weather cleared up some time through the night... It was nasty here yesterday.
I went to the studio (Pic here) and had a fitting. Then walked over to the Fincannon's to let them know I would be coming in at 3:15 for my audition.
Audition @ the Fincannon's for Ben Stiller's film The Marc Pease Experience. I was a write in since they didn't know what day I was shooting on One Tree Hill. So when I got there Kelley signed me in then added my name to her list... But Craig Fincannon's list didn't get updated... So I sat there for just under an hour waiting to go in... I think he Craig saw about 10 folks then he looked at me and asked... You have been sitting there awhile, what time was your call???? I told him, and he said can't be... then he remembered when I was coming in wasn't decided and depended on OTH going to cover or not... Craig was great, very apologetic... even made a funny joke about how he had to make sure I got a part in the film now... I was reading for Mr. Edwards the English Lit teacher. (ok everyone laugh now - if you have spent any time reading this blog you know I'm no English teacher) So when we walked into the room he told me that Lisa Mae had told him I'm a great actor... phew... Thanks Lisa. So we rehearsed the scene and then put it on tape. I think it went well, but you never know... keep them fingers crossed.
February 13, 2007
So I'm sitting here today busting my butt taking care of some things for my day job knowing that I will be leaving for Wilmington tomorrow to work on One Tree Hill, and I get a call from OTH production asking me to leave now and come to town... They might need to go to the cover schedule because of weather... AHHHH ok Thank GOD I have the best day job ever... I go into my boss Kurt's office and let him know... he said ok no problem I just needed to get him a picture of Brooke.
So I put my laptop in my bag, grab some things and head home to pack.
In route to NC I got a call from Karen @ Atlantic Talent Agency. I have an audition for Ben Stiller's new film The Marc Pease Experience. Which ever day I don't film I need to go into the Fincannons and read for this film.
February 7, 2007
Just got the call. Booked One Tree Hill. Shooting next week... more to follow...
February 3, 2007
Shot with Steven Peak of Auroris Media Inc. This was really cool, in and out. They are doing a really cool piece to start off the local Addy's. I don't want to get into the them till the Addy's happen... more later... good shoot...
February 1, 2007
Callback @ Fincannon Casting tomorrow for One Tree Hill. I felt really good about this part... I really seemed to get Conrad and it is a part that has a chance to show a range of personality. So I get to Fincannon's and I walk in the front door and the young lady behind the counter looks at me and has a look cross her face that isn't very flattering to me... I guess I looked pretty scary. I have a very hairy goatee and about 5 to 6 days worth of beard growth everywhere else. I was wearing a very beat-up jean jacket, old faded jeans and a red bandana. (hum... I guess I was kinda scary) Anyway she looks at me and very carefully asked if I needed help? To which I answered, I was there to see Lisa... and she was ahhh... Lisa Fincannon. Yep I said and told her I was going to the little boy's room and I just walked away. At this point I think she was unsure what to do... call the cops or the janitor or just ask Lisa who this Keith Michael Gregory was...
So I come out my new friend looks much more relaxed and hands me the sides. Shannon comes out and hey there Mr. Three first names. (When I slated I said that) Anyway I look at the side to make sure there hadn't been any changes since Karen put me on tape. At that point I started to look around and realized there wasn't anyone else there. Hum???? I asked my new friend where the sign in sheet was and she just gave me a puzzled look... So it seemed I was alone... A few minutes later Shannon comes out with a sign sheet and has me sign in and my new friend asks if she should start getting ready for more actors, and Shannon responded Nope Keith is it... (WHAT!!!!!) I was the only person there for the call back... that has to be a good sign!!! (Although later I figured that maybe they did other folks on a different day...)
So I'm waiting and I look up and see two guys sneak in through the back door that is attached to the lot. I few minutes later Lisa Fincannon comes out to ask if I'm ready and we chat for a second then she says ok lets go... So I walk in and sitting there is Gregory Prange director and producer of numerous episodes of One Tree Hill and Joe Davola who has been the executive producer of numerous episode too. And the both have many credits on there resumes. Whoorahhh!!!! So here we go, they thank me for coming. (there was a bit of a storm blowing threw so I had to drive through snow, sleet, hammering rain and other crap to get there) We talked a little about the weather and oddly Pittsburgh. They were just there scouting locations - just outside of the burgh...
After a few min Lisa asked if they wanted to give me any direction or for me just to go at it... They said, go for it... I had about 6 pages and Lisa and I made sure we were starting at the same place, then I asked Greg and Joe a question about where the character learned some information, because it was very important to how a specific line is delivered. I got the question and Lisa and I did it. As I was reading I could see the gents and they seemed happy... I finished and looked over and they seemed happy. I was told they really liked my choices, I had added a line or two to make some of it more personal and changed to order of the last lines too. My direction was – in one scene Conrad (who is a prisoner) exposes a softer said when he is talking to Payton and when I read those lines I softened my self... but what they didn't like was I softened my voice thus dropping the tuff hard character I established in the earlier scenes... So they had me redo that scene keeping my character voice. When I finished they were very happy... we spent a few minutes talking about the scene and how they planned to shoot it... and at one point I was told I looked just like Conrad should... I was told by Joe Davola "Look at you, you would scare kids just by walking into a store." Anyway, I left and had a big smile on my face. I feel great about this one... My fingers are crossed.
January 30, 2007
Got a call today from Steven Peak of Auroris Media Inc. He has been contacted to put together a intro for local Addy awards, and asked if I would work on it. So I agreed and Saturday I will do a quick scene for Steven.
January 29, 2007
Audition with Karen from Atlantic Talent for the show One Tree Hill. Karen put me on tape and is sending the tape to Lisa Fincannon in Wilmington. They are so swamped there they wanted agents to drop folks on tape then consolidate and show the reads to the director. What a GREAT role! If you have seen the show, the scenes are with Mouth, played by Lee Noris. From his pictures you can see he isn't a big guy... well take a minute and look at me... I am big. Anyway I read for a Dude named Conrad who is in jail with Mouth... Some Great scenes... I felt pretty good about the read. We'll see. keep them fingers crossed.
On a side note, there were a few folks there when Karen was taping... I guy who I met many years ago when I did 1776 with the Virginia Musical Theatre Nick Ventura, and a new guy I just met, Ethan Marten.
January 25, 2007
Very interesting day today. I had two auditions today. One for the feature based on Steven King's short story The Mist which is rumored to have hooked Kathy Bates. Second is a film called Bolden which is a period piece around the time black Jazz artist's were starting to make it into white clubs...
The Mist. I read for a Biker... I LOVE THIS PART!!!!I came in and I really think I nailed this read. My agent Karen was very happy about how I did... Some of the great things about this role... I go at it with the part that Kathy Bates might be playing and I will be a few months of work!!!!!
BoldenThis read went well... Kelley Davis , who works for Karen put me on tape for this piece. It is primarily a black cast, but there are a few day player roles for me... I read for two different dudes... we'll see... keep them fingers crossed.
January 6, 2007
A little note on the previous post... When I got to the call back I got into a little discussion with the session runner... He came over to me and was just looking at me laughing and shaking his head... I don't remember his name, but he was an extra on the first GE shoot and he has helped Donna before... When I asked what he was laughing about he told me that he and Donna had been talking about me that morning... He said it was funny cause Donna had originally thought I shouldn't have been aloud to audition for the second spot, but she was thrilled that I talked to the producer and got permission... then here I was at the call back... He said that Donna made some comment about how I was taking control of my career. And I said, your Damn right I am... If we don't take charge of our own acting careers, who will??? Our agents have more than one actor they are trying to get work for. So we have to be our own hardest workers. My Thought for the Day.
January 5, 2007
Call backs with Donna Belajac, the call backs are a video conference with the director in LA and the add company BBDO in New York. So Donna uses the place right by here office. I get there and I'm number six to go in and they were doing the same thing as they did in the initial audition... Three at a time. So I go in with my guys and we do it once... Rocky gives some direction and we do it a second time. After that second time, Rocky talks to me and gives me direction personally and we do it again... and I'm watching the monitor from the side of my eye and I can see that the camera guy is just focused on me. So we finish the song and Rocky thanks us and I'm on my way... I go and signed out and saw some folks who were extra's on the first shoot and hung out with them for a few minutes and BS'd... After about 15 min I hit the road... When I'm about 10 away I get a call from the session runner... Rocky wanted me to come back. WHAT!!!! Like I have said before Pittsburgh is a city that is surrounded by tunnels and hills... and the call back was later in the day and rush hour - on a Friday none-the-less – was just getting started... So when I get the call I'm already thru a tunnel and have to jump off the next exit and head back into the city... PHEW... I made it back in about 12 min... So I go in and find out that Rocky asked 4 dudes to come back and do the song alone... I'm third in... In the room, Rocky thanks me for rushing back and he makes sure I understand his direction from before and I attack it... I fell really good about the job I did... When I was done, Rocky thanked me again and I walked out with Donna then headed out.
January 2, 2007
I'm still in Pittsburgh... I bought a house here and had my live long friend Don Gawne but a huge addition on it and now I'm getting it ready to sell... Just doing little things the realtor wants done prior to putting it on the market.
Got a call... I have a call back for the GE locomotive commercial.. What I didn't tell you was that I changed my look... for the first GE commercial I had basically a full beard almost completely grown in. (click here for a picture) Show for these auditions I changed my look... I let a goatee grow in then I let about 3 to 4 days worth of growth grow on the rest of my face. (truth is, it's the holiday and I didn't feel like shaving)
January 1, 2007
Happy New Year
December 27, 2006
Audition @ Donna Belajac's for GE locomotive spot. This read went well... It was very similar to the aircraft engine spot in that there was singing, and tone was the same. This time it was to the song from Top Gun - Take My Breath Away. Donna brought three folks in at a time and had us slat and do our thing. I feel it went well... Being that I just worked with the director I knew what he was looking for so I took Donna's direction and tied that in with what I know Rocky wants and did my thing. I think it went well.
It was kinda cool cause I'm in town (Pittsburgh) for the holiday and I got a early audition. So as I come rolling up to the audition I see a number actor shelps standing outside Donna's waiting to get in, turns out they were a bunch of friends. Kwame Rakes... Adam Le'Andre and Cynthia Tademy.
December 25, 2006
Merry Christmas
Happy Birthday Jesus
Today was nice... Kids opened presents and then we headed to Pittsburgh to visit with family... I think I made record time with everyone on board... and a stop for dinner... 7.25 hours...
December 22, 2006
Well I'm shutting down for the holiday...
December 21, 2006
So like always, I have what I think is a funny story... When I was first contacted about the GE commercial I was told that GE is doing a campaign to get their name back out there so folks remember who they are and what they do... So they were doing three commercials. After I auditioned for the first spot (aircraft engines) initially it looked like they were going to pass on casting me, so Donna told me not to fret because she would bring me for the next spot (locomotives) and since the new me from the first spot, my odds were good for the second. Well obviously I ended booking the part, so I wouldn't be able to read for the next commercial. Well not to be held back, when I was at the shoot and I was within earshot of the producer Betsy Oliver, I over heard her talking about the next spot, which they were in pre-production for that was shooting in Erie, PA where GE make their Locomotives... So I mosey (I love moseying) on over and ask Betsy if I could work on that commercial too... and she said Yep... as long as I didn't have a train or locomotive conflict, I was good to go for the audition...
Today I learned that the agent who I booked the spot through had sent and email to the folks she was sending to the next GE Locomotive. So I called Donna Belajac (casting director) and told her about the conversation I had with Betsy and let here know that I wanted to audition for the spot. Surprised at what Betsy told me, Donna agreed.
December 20, 2006
Today was one of the hardest / best days I have had in years. I know I have many friends, fellow actors, folks I have worked with and maybe those looking to hire me, all who stop by from time to time to read my thoughts. Thank you for visiting, but when you read this entry I would ask you to please forward it to everyone you know.
Today I played Santa for a company called AMSEC. AMSEC is a defense contractor who happens to be the largest employer in Virginia Beach. Every year they have an Angel tree and the employee's buy gifts for kids. Then senior management, along with Santa, take the gifts to the children's home where kids live. Today, I was Santa.
The name of the home is St. Mary's Home for Disabled Children in Norfolk, Virginia. The beautiful kids at St. Mary's all have severe disabilities. When I say severe I truly mean severe, they are completely dependent on others to survive, most can not communicate at all and would parish if not for the great staff at St. Mary's and the volunteers who spend countless hours just spending time with the kids. To quote from their website “St. Mary's is the only pediatric long-term care residential facility of its kind in Virginia for children with severe disabilities.” If you are reading this and you have your own children I hope you take a minute right now and thank God that you are blessed with children. As I was walking through St. Mary's dressed up like Santa, I was kinda hard to miss, but if you could imagine I wasn't seen or heard by most of the kids. I praise God that my three babies; Meagan, Tanner and Jacob are healthy.
When I started the entry I said it was the hardest and the best day... Well here is one example of why it was the best day, when I was laughing and being Santa, at times I would see a twinkle in the eyes of the children. This was amazing because they really can't communicate, but when I was down at their level looking them in the eyes, I could see they did know I was there and I was there for them. It was everything I could do not to cry.
So my Christmas wish is that every one of us with kids, nieces / nephews, or any child who touches your life, take a minute and thank God for them then go find and give them a hug. Also please take a minute and say a prayer for all the volunteers who work everyday with disabled kids. Across the nation there are very special folks who give freely of their time so maybe on some occasion they too will come to understand one of the greatest feelings in the world, the love of a special little person who wants more than anything to be able to stand and tell them in their own voices "I Love You" and "Thank You for being here with me."
December 19, 2006
Audition for
John Adams. with Tracy Kilpatrick. There are times in one's life when they should just trust their gut. When I was called about this audition I didn't know if I was right for it. There are going to be over 100 day player roles in this mini-series, but I just didn't think I was going to work. First you have to have a British accent, which I can do, but I mainly do an uneducated / cockney take on the British dialect. Which isn't want they want. So I was called to for the initial audition and I couldn't make it. But Sylvia pushed and got me in to the callback talking about all the work I have booked recently. So she called and told me I would be able to go... I thought about it and almost said no, but I knew she went to bat for me so I thought it was the least I could do, so I went. Well my gut was right... I BLEW at this audition... for the get go I was off to a bad start. I was the first person in to see Tracy and knowing I was the first in I held my hand out to say hello and she looked at it and informed me, she didn't shake hands... Not a good start. We talked a little then she had me do the read. When I finished she asked if I did a Royal British accent - I don't without some prep time and a tape to get ready. So she gave me some direction, I did it a second time with the direction of don’t act. I did the second read and I acted again, I was focusing on the dialect so hard I wasn't natural in the read. She had me do it one last time, then I was done. We talked a little then she thanked me and I was on my way. I don't expect a call back from this one.
temet nosce - - - know thyself
December 18, 2006
Today was nice... I slept in a little... Got a cab to the airport and flew home. Something cool, when I was at the airport I ran into one of the guys who worked for the add agency. BBDO and I talked a little about the spot and the different things they are going to do to it... CGI, scoring... and the great thing is I was able to ensure that he is going to shoot me a copy when its done, as he will have the cleanest copy... i.e. the original... We also talked about the rumors that where floating around the set... That this spot was for the Super bowl... He didn't say it was, but he also didn't say it wasn't... just that he didn't know how it was being used... the only thing I do know is that he said he wouldn't be able to send me a copy till about the 2nd week in February - interestingly enough the week after the big game... So if your watching the big game and you see a spot for GE aircraft engines with some bearded hairy guy singing the Linda Ronstat Aaron Nevil song I Don't Know Much, But I Know I Love You, keep you eyes open for the drummer... That's Me...
December 17, 2006
Shooting GE Commercial. Today was another early day, not as bad as yesterday. The van picked us up around 7am for another short ride out to the plant. Today was a day of a lot of sitting and waiting. The director Rocky Morton likes to have his principle talent around and available just incase he decides to throw them in the shot. But today was all about the main guy Tom and the guitarist Garby. I did some stuff for a "Making of" shoot they where doing.
Funny little side not... it turns out that the production company for this spot is the same one that did the Fed Ex commercial I worked on earlier this year. MJZ I think that the entire executive staff is the same. Good day!!!
December 16, 2006
Shoot GE commercial 6:45am call time. So I pull my body out of the bed and make it down to the van and we had about a 30 min drive to the GE plant... Security was really tight; we could not take any cameras in to the plant, so I was not able to get any pictures. I had a ball today, I have not sat in front of a drum kit since I was about 18, but it was like riding a bike - till Ben (I think he was the producer from the studio session they did in New York for this spot) started coaching me to make sure I did it right. Then 18 seemed very far away, but with Ben's help I think we got it right. I had a GREAT DAY!
Oh Yeah, This is a great, HUGE crew. Watching some of the other stuff that was being shot that I was not in, looks fantastic. I can not wait to see this spot. FUNNY
December 15, 2006
Today was a down day; I only had a fitting around 3:30. Again everyone like the choice they had for me... Me and one other guy in and out. I feel bad for everyone else, this one girl, Chris... At least 20 to 25 outfits.
December 14, 2006
My day started REALLY early today. I was up by 4am, my flight was at 6:30, but now-a-days if you don't get to the airport 1 hour prior to your flight then you could be out of luck...
I got into Cincy around 8:30 and was met be the lovely Liberty. It was funny cause the UPM called me and said I was being meet by Liberty in a Jeep... So I was wondering if it as a Jeep Liberty or what... Ok so it was just funny to me.
So Liberty grabbed me and two other dudes in the spot and we had breakfast at the most interesting little place in Cincinnati. Then on to the hotel the Riverside Marriott. It is a very nice hotel and they put me on the concierge floor with a great lounge and drinks and deserts...
After I got my room we headed out to the location where they were shooting the other half of the spot for a fitting... It went well, the director liked my second choice and I was done and just had to wait on everyone else.
December 12, 2006
Today I met with a realtor to put a house I had remodeled in Pittsburgh up for sale... Then drove back home with the family... It was a little funny, cause when Donna called me last night she was a little worried about when I was heading back home. When I was put on hold last week I sent Donna an email asking if I was released or not because I needed to travel but I wasn't sure if I should go alone or with the family. See, if I booked the job then, originally I was to fly out to the job on Tuesday, which would have meant my family would be stranded in Pittsburgh. But everything worked out.
December 11, 2006
Still in Pittsburgh... I just got a call from Donna Belajac ... I'm back on hold for the GE commercial.
December 11, 2006
I just got a call from my great friend Kelley Davis who works with Atlantic Talent... She just let me know I booked the GE Commercial!!!!
I got a call from the UPM and I fly out Thursday morning and come home on Monday.... More to follow... YEAH!!!!!
December 9, 2006
Basketball game for my daughter... After the game we are heading to Pittsburgh. I got an email from Donna... I'm released from my Hold... Next Time.
December 8, 2006
I have to head to Pittsburgh this weekend to tend to some personal matters... But I might still be on hold for the GE commercial. Which travels on Tuesday – and I might still be in Pittsburgh – with my family... and I can't leave them stranded if I have to go to Cincinnati. So I emailed Donna to see what's up...
December 6, 2006
Ok this is kinda weird... I just got a call from Donna Belajac. It appears the production company for the GE commercial just called her and asked for my size card... Well here's the thing... I wasn't even put on hold for the commercial... Donna told them that I had not been put on hold, and they said, well so you know, where throwing his name around and the consensus seems he may be in. So I have "kinda" been put on hold.
December 6, 2006
So for the first time in a very long time, my day job got in the way of an audition... Like I have said many times, I'm blessed (or Lucky – you pick your word) to have a great day job that provides me almost an open book when it comes to time for my acting career. Well, today I couldn't get away. So I had to miss the John Adams audition.
December 5, 2006
Today would have been my fathers 66th birthday. He is missed dearly. Any work I do, is to honor Him.
December 4, 2006
To those of you who follow this website, I am sooo sorry it has taken me two months to catch up... Truth be told, I have been swamped in my other endeavors and this was what had to give... but it finally looks like things are settling down... So I hope to keep up every few days... Thanks for your support.
December 4, 2006
I got a call today for an audition for the new mini Series called John Adams...
December 3, 2006
So for a good time I have been very interested in producing films... With my background in business I have felt that I might do well producing. For the last few years I have been meeting with folks, researching and picking the brains of people who have produced and directed films. So this just in, I’m currently in preproduction for my first short. It is a story about these two older folks who talk a little about dating in the current times and about how the old time things still work. (ie love) Currently it is called The Note. I have been calling round getting all the pieces of the puzzle put together... I have contacted a DP, wardrobe, casting, special effects (I have a great contact who I just got to know). Also there are some flashback scenes in the film and I have a contact that is going to get me a number of period cars... All very exciting... More to come later...
December 2, 2006
So I had something happen to me that is a bit of a dilemma. I was called on the 22 of Nov and checked again to see if I was still available for a photo shoot on Monday the 27th in Baltimore. At that time I let them know that I had a beard so they could get with the client and make sure I was still ok for the shoot. So I waited to get my booking info... and I waited... and waited... Seeing how it was a holiday week / weekend, I wasn't sure when I was going to get contacted... So I keep checking my email and voicemail - but nothing... finally on Sunday I called the agent and said I had yet to receive anything about the booking - cept the call time (which I got when I was booked over the phone) - But here is the thing... I live many hours away from Baltimore and since I had not received any more info I was concerned that maybe the client dropped me cause of the beard... and I wasn't going to drive to Maryland on a maybe... Well I get a call on Monday around 1130 / 12ish (call time was 9am) and they are wondering if I was still going to make the shoot or not... Well, it was impossible, and I was traveling the rest of the week... I missed an audition because I held this day and I intended on billing them for a cancellation fee... Yet they were still trying to get me there, there was no way I could make it, and I was on a plane the next day for California... Long story short... my booking was moved to Friday.. Turns out that the agent was having a problem with her email... it seems to go into the junk mail folders... So I may have received the email and just deleted it... Hum...
Lesson... Agent make sure you get a conformation... Talent - I should have called on Friday... I'm glad it all worked out
December 1, 2006
Arrived at BWI in Baltimore Maryland... got my rental car and headed for the inner harbor. I had a call time of 2pm for my photo shoot.
December 1, 2006
Photo shoot today with Planit Agency for a very interesting job... It is for an international company that teaches English… the premise is kinda cool... Basically they are taking pictures of a story, kinda like a soap opera, but only told with pictures. The pictures are story boards... when a shot is shown, dialogue with be spoken by voice over artist's with subtitles in the native language... I think that is right... either way it was a fun short and profitable shoot and I made some new friends... IE I had a ball and these folks made it a blast. The director was Evan Patrick . Evan had the fun job of recreating each story board... and the thing I didn't tell you was that each model was shoot alone... meaning that when I was sitting at a desk speaking to someone, that someone is shoot on a different day then the two of us are photo shopped together in post... it was basically green screening for photography, cept it was a white background. The photographer was a killer dude named William Schmidt Jr.... GOOD times... I hope to work with these guys again...
December 1, 2006
I talked with Donna today about my callback... she let me know I didn't make the directors list.
November 30, 2006
Jumped on a plane tonight after another day of meetings and a great dinner with one of my best friends Dan Holeski.
November 29, 2006
Meetings all morning and I feel like crap... I eat lunch hoping that my stomach ache will go away, NOPE... So I head back to my hotel and try and get better... I hit the rack and sleep for a few hours...
November 28, 2006
Call back with the director. Didn't go as well as I hoped.. First I was taken in to play the drums which I did, but I couldn't hear the music so it was ruff... Then I thought I would have a minute to get ready to sing, but they said hey you're here, so sing... the other problem I had was I thought I would be singing alone... They were casting the lead for the commercial and a chorus, I was auditioning for the lead and I thought that I would be singing alone. Well they marched in two girls for me to sing with and they were not very good... It kinda threw me off... I'm not using that as an excuse; I should have been mentally ready for anything... But problem I had was I knew from talking with Donna prior to going in that they (in Pittsburgh) auditioned the potential lead guys alone. The only good news was that I heard the director tell the dude running the camera to zoom in tight on me and I was told the sing the first 4 of 5 lines alone... cross them fingers...
November 27, 2006
Just got a call from Atlantic Talent... I have a call back for the GE Commercial for both the lead hero and the drummer... Problem... it is on the 29th... I will be in California that day and my call back is in Pittsburgh... AHHH so I gave Donna a call... Not a problem, the director is actually going to be in LA doing the callbacks via video conference. New York Auditions first, then Pittsburgh and lastly live in person in LA...
November 27, 2006
Jumped on a plane today to California for my day job... good set, but I had sick people all around me... I have the callback tomorrow and meeting for my day job the next two days. Oh Crap...
November 23, 2006
Happy Turkey Day!!!
November 22, 2006
Got another call from Taylor Royall... I'm, for sure, locked into the photo shoot on Monday the 27th... I just need to wait on booking info.
November 21, 2006
Audition @ Donna Belajac's for GE commercial. Went well... I had to sing the song "Don't Know Much" by Linda Ronstadt Aaron Neville. Then play the drums to the same song... WHAT A BLAST!!!! The commercial is going to be great... it shows this big 'ole dude in the Aircraft engine plant in Cincy breaking out into the song, and the person he is doing the duet with is in China at another GE plant... It is pretty funny...
November 20, 2006
Jumped on a plane to Pittsburgh for GE Commercial audition. AIRTRAN... check it out... I found a ticket to Pgh for $64.
November 19, 2006
Friday and Saturday I spent the night at Daryl Cox's condo in Manassas VA. Daryl was on of the producers on the film Prayer Life I did for my bud Nitin Adsul...
November 18, 2006
Worked on the film Sweat by Frank Jackson... Frank is a very passionate film maker who is working to become a force in the DC and Northern Va market.
November 17, 2006
Got called for a commercial for GE in Pittsburgh. Called and talked with Donna Belajac who is the casting director. It almost seems this job was made for me... The character they are looking for is blue collar, big, and has facial hair (even the story boards look like me), and I currently have a nice beard growing.
November 17, 2006
Drove to Manassas Virginia for work on the short film by Frank Jackson Jr. The director of the film Prayer Life I worked on earlier this year.
November 16, 2006
Put on hold today for a photo shoot in Baltimore on Monday Nov. 27th. It is a half day job and a great rate.
November 15, 2006
Got a call from Taylor Royal checking my avail for a photo shot the week of Nov. 27th. I think it is for a company that teaches English to non- Americans
October 25, 2006
So... It has been DEAD on the acting front for a good while now… I have received a couple of calls for auditions for things I'm not interested in. At this point I am really picking jobs that will advance my career. As I have always said, every decision I make is made with the thought of "How with this job help further my career." But the timing seems to be perfect for this slow down... I have a project that needed my attention this month and the home I currently am building is nearing completion - a time when I have a bunch of little crap to attend too. So I guess I can't complain.
October 6, 2006
Ok I'm trying something new per my webmasters suggestion... in order to keep the amount of space I'm taking up on my website down, I'm starting to use Flickr... Currently he is rethinking how this website is set up, but in the meantime, I'm going to start using Flickr to host my images... I will still put some pictures on this site, but for all the pictures from a job I will post them there... Click Here to see what I'm trying to do... Feedback would be great...
October 4, 2006
The film The Mysteries of Pittsburgh has put together its own website for the film… check it out here. There some production videos and pictures... Check out the production video dated October 11... I was on set this day, but you can't see me, but you get an idea of he set we worked on... in the video there is a shot where Michael Chabon (the writer of the book) is being shown the scene we just shot - yes we, it was dialogue between Michael and me... well, you see Rawson (Director), Michael London (Ex. Producer) and Michael Chabon watching the tap.. well that is my arm right next to Mr. Chabon... (I wonder if that cameraman had a zoom, and could have zoomed out just a bit... ) Anyway check out the site...
October 3, 2006
I finally had a minute throw up a couple pictures from the Mysteries of Pittsburgh… By next week I will put up some more or at least a link to a bunch… like the one where one of the producers is making me get out of his seat… check my media page…
October 3, 2006
Congratulations to Peter Sarsgaard and his fiancee Maggie Gyllenhaal on the birth of there first child Ramona today in New York... During breaks between setups during filming Peter and I talked about the soon to come little one and how he was in NYC attending the baby shower... Congrats Maggie and Peter... Hope you saved up on your sleep...
September 30, 2006
WOW… I just got off the plane from Hawaii… WOW…. This flight was to LA, and then I jump another plane to Atlanta, then on home from there… So I’m typing this on my LA to Atlanta leg… There was this lady sitting behind me who was making the worst fuss that I have ever seen on a plan… She was screaming, literally beating up her boy friend… She threw drink on him, slapped him, she took her blanket and rolled it up and when he was sleeping she wrapped it around his head and yanked it down so his head smashed into center console. I could go on and on… The last thing I want to tell is when we started to descend and were told to bring up the seats and stow bags under the chair in front of you… She wouldn’t do it… The flight attendant came over and very forcefully directed the crazed woman to stow the bag… The lady looked at the flight attendant and said “You Stow the BAG BITCH!!!!!” I couldn’t believe it… Needless to say when we landed she and her boyfriend were taken of the plan by cops… Made the 5 hour flight fly by… even though it was a Red EYE and I didn’t get to sleep a minute cause of her…
September 27, 2006
Ok… I’m on the plane at 12pm heading to Hawaii… Yet another LONG day… couple hours to get to Atlanta… then over 9 hours from Atlanta to Honolulu… But is was a little easier cause I sat next to a great funny person, and we just hit it off… Thanks for a fun flight Dot….
September 26, 2006
So last night I got back to the hotel kinda late… So I headed to my in-laws house for a great dinner and a firm bed… I was up this morning and out heading home at 8am. Thanks Rawson, Thor, Jason, Khristian for casting me in the film… I hope I really do get a chance to work with you again… And Donna thanks for opening the door for me to step through….
September 25, 2006
MOP shoot day…
We had a call time of 6am at the location, which was 40 minutes from the hotel… You know what… 4:45am comes around really early… At 5:20am I mosey (always wanted to mosey) down to the van to catch a ride out to the location, which was in a strip mall out in Pine-Richland. I get to the location and jump into my room in the honey wagon, no sooner did I get in, start to get settled and Michelle comes a grabs me… The director Rawson wants to do a quick rehearsal to get a general idea how the first scene is going to be blocked, so the crew can set up for it… The first scene we’re shooting is when Cleveland (the bad guy) who is played by Peter Sarsgaard is introduced in the film. Cleveland is coming to the Book Barn to visit Art (the lead) played by Jon Foster and take him for a little ride. Art’s coworker Keith (slacker) played by me, confronts Cleveland. So we rehearsed it and then were sent back to base camp. Once there I was whisked away to wardrobe to get suited up in my stunning 1980s get-ups with my smashing bright orange Book Barn Apron.
I’m realizing that if I type everything that happened I would fill up a lot of space in my journal here… so I’m going to manly touch on things…
Long short of it… It was a great day and I got to work with great people… Jon and Peter were what I would hope for in people… Nice and very welcoming. There are times that actors, well for that matter, anyone in the entertainment “world” is considered “full of them self”. And I think when you are on the outside looking in you might think that… but the truth is you’re wrong if you think that, yes some folks can be that way… but regardless of your industry you will always have “That Guy”… Anyway… I spent some time hanging out with Jon and Peter in Peters trailer…
Turns out today was a crowded day on the set… I think this was most likely due to the fact that Michael Chabon who wrote the book The Mysteries of Pittsburgh which this film is based on was here. He was making his film debut, a cameo in this film. And the coolest thing was that his dialogue was with me. He is playing a Book Barn Patron who asks me a question… And seeing how he was the writer of the story, I got to answer him appropriately… (wait to see it on the film… Funny) It was really cool… he was a little nervous, but he was a natural… after we did it… maybe two or three times and Rawson said ok, lets do it again… Michael was like “we have to do it again?” And I told him yep, just a few more times and then they will move the cameras and well do it a bunch more… His reaction was funny… Anyway, after Rawson was happy with the first setup and they were moving the cameras, he had Michael and I watch what we did on the monitor… It was cool to see how excited Michael was… He is a natural… So the odds are good this scene won’t end up on the cutting room floor. Since Michael was there, I got to meet and talk with Micheal London, who is the CEO of the production company doing this film, Groundswell Productions. He and I talked about how Groundswell is going to be doing a number of films a year… as a matter of a fact they are starting principle on another film in Pittsburgh on the 6th of Nov. It’s called Smart People staring Dennis Quad, Thomas Haden Church, and Rachel Weisz.
If you have been reading this for a while you will remember when I talked about the audition and how Rawson was there with two producers… Well I got a chance to spend a good bit of time talking to and getting to know them. Thor Benander and Jason Mercer. And when I went to the second call back there was a young lady there… Well I didn’t really get to meet her “officially” until I was in the van heading back to the hotel… Khristina Kravas. They were all Great… Rawson made the set a very friendly environment to work in, and I really hope I get a chance to work with them again… Like I said… So folks you just hit if off with and some you don’t… I think it is safe to say, that I did hit it off with this bunch… Thanks Guys!!!!
September 24, 2006
So I drove to Pittsburgh today… checked into my hotel… and it was a very nice hotel one of the nicest in Pittsburgh, I’m not saying which hotel, just incase some crazy reads this blog/journal (I’m note sure what to call this thing I’m typing) and heads down there to stalk anyone from the production… especially Sienna or Mena. Anyway, I got in just as the Steelers game was finishing and I watched the last quarter on my TV in my room, then I went to my brother and sister-in-laws house for dinner… Di and Steven… they own a limo company called Epic Limousine. I filled my belly and was in bed by 10pm… (that never happens…)
September 21, 2006
After talking with MOP wardrobe yesterday I got on the phone with anyone and everyone… My agent, the casting agent Donna Belajac, and the production office. When I first booked this job I was told my shoot dates were going to be the 25th of Sept. and the 3rd of Oct., but that was changed to the 3rd. However after talking with wardrobe yesterday I had the impression it was back to the original plan… So after much effort I tracked down the truth, and I will be in PGH for one day, the 25th. To bad I was looking forward to getting paid weeklies. Now what about Hawaii…
Well luckily for me all airline tickets I get for travel are normally full fare (read full fare to mean - costs nothing to change dates) I made some calls and changed the days of meeting I had to the 28th and 29th… So now, I’m going to Pittsburgh on Sunday, driving home on Tuesday, then jumping a plan for Hawaii on Wednesday… Fun Fun…
September 20, 2006
I get A call today that I didn’t expect… from wardrobe for The Mysteries of Pittsburgh. She was calling to make sure the paperwork she had was correct and that I didn’t live in Pittsburgh. This meant she wouldn’t get a chance to do a fitting with me. And I confirmed her fears… She then asked when I was coming into town, I said the day before I shoot, the 2nd of Oct… then there was the HUGH pause on the other end of the phone… then I hear… “Keith, your shooting on Monday” (the 25th) Oh no… (very important note to self… when you book a feature keep a loose schedule.) Ok here is the thing… I have to take a trip to Hawaii for my day job… and it needs to happen before the end of this month… So knowing this I checked in – with everyone – last week making sure that I was still on for the first week of OCT… So I book my trip to Hawaii… I’m scheduled to leave Sunday the 24th… meetings Monday and Tuesday, then on the redeye home Tuesday night… oh no..
September 18, 2006
Monday Night Football... Steelers Lost... Not good...
September 16, 2006
My kids birthdays are only 6 days apart, so this year we took them to this great place called The Great Wolf Lodge for the weekend… It has this awesome indoor water park. We got a nice couple bedroom suite and my daughter brought her best friend Gabriel. It was a great time.
September 14, 2006
After finishing Red Legged Devils… I wanted to shorten my very long goatee and sideburns, actually, my family wanted it shortened… So I called and asked if I could… I talked with Donna and she sent an email to the MOP production office. I got a call from one of the producers, Thor, and he said to not shave at all and let it grow as long as possible, so they would have choices… One slight mistake on my part… I did trim the goat a little and took more off that I meant to… But it is ok.. I have two weeks and it should grow back to about the same as it was in my auditions…
September 13, 2006
Worked on the film
Red Legged Devils today… it was a good shoot… we filmed in a museum in Alexandria Virginia. It was really cool because the table I was sitting at was really over 250 years old… The scene is a very powerful one, my character is a bit of a JERK. He is basically telling the story about how “Real” New York folk felt about getting involved in the civil war. I have to tell you I really love doing this stuff. Made a number of new friends… the director Charlie Spickler, I really enjoyed the way he worked… He let us – the actors do our job and let the camera roll… If we messed up he didn’t stop us, he let us go back and fix it… which of course I didn’t do… As for this Duryee I still don’t know how to correctly say his name… Anyway… I basically tell the lead in the film, Jamie, played by a great young man - Gavin Peretti - that he isn’t enough of a man to join the Army and the nobody in NY could care less about the war. While my wife, Anne, played by the lovely - Sherrie Morgan , tries to understand what is wrong with me… only to have there idiot younger brother Samuel, played by Steve Sirkis show up and give us wonderful news… Thanks for every thing Deb… and Cricket, my best to you and I pray this project can bring you some peace and joy… Check out my media, cause I put up two shoots… one just me and another with my wife and her brother
September 11, 2006
In Washington DC for day job today and tomorrow.
September 8, 2006
Filmed my stuff for Metro Productions today… it was for Northrop Grumman. Really fun time… I didn’t have many lines at all, but Tripp – the director and I had a ball… matter of fact we all did… As I tend to do, I was serious all the time, so crew and fellow actors were laughing the whole time… Good and quick shoot… Thanks Trip!!
September 7, 2006
Audition for an independent film called Lake City staring Sissy Spacek, Troy Garity and Tatum O'Neil. I feel this audition went well… The audition was on tape with Lisa Fincannon. I read for the part of Rick… he is one of the main characters’ drinking / drugging buddy from years back… Cept his buddy has moved on and is trying to clean up, but Rick is still at the bar living it up… It was truly a blast, and the thing that is cool, Rick is basically the same character I booked in MOP - Keith. When I first went in, Lisa said it was great to see me again, we had a nice little talk about my name, she is good people… So my audition scenes where in a bar and where I’m seeing my long lost mate and very happy to see him… I did the first read big, much like you would expect. (Especially since the character description was big and boisterous) Lisa liked the read then said I needed to bring it down because Sissy is such a great actress who internalizes her emotions and lets face and body emote more than her voice or physicality and she is going to be the foundation that the whole cast must base there performance on. So Lisa directed me to do it again, with the same energy but let it show in my eyes and subtle body language (that isn’t her exact words – I’m an actor not a stenographer). So I took in the direction and did it…
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